June 2011

Gil Scott-Heron, with and without his
longtime partner Brian Jackson, has long refused to fit into
anyone's market plan for a soul-jazz singer. Nathan West and Mark
Sinker discuss his recorded legacy. This article originally
appeared in The Wire 108 (February 1993).

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